Cantu Enterprises, LLC v. Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas And Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-15-00516-CV 7210816 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/2/2015 4:16:29 PM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-15-00516-CV __________________________________________________________________ FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS In the Court of Appeals AUSTIN, TEXAS For the Third Judicial District 10/2/2015 4:16:29 PM Austin, Texas JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk __________________________________________________________________

CANTU ENTERPRISES, LLC

Appellant,

v. GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

Appellees. __________________________________________________________________

ON APPEAL FROM THE 353RD DISTRICT COURT, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. D-1-GN-13-004369 __________________________________________________________________

APPELLANT’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF __________________________________________________________________

RYAN LAW FIRM, LLP Doug Sigel Texas Bar No. 18347650 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 950 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: (512) 459-6600 Facsimile: (512) 459-6601

Counsel for Cantu Enterprises, LLC TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:

Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 10.1 and 38.6(d), the Appellant, Cantu

Enterprises, LLC (“Cantu”) files this First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time

to File Appellant’s Brief.

The Appellant’s Brief is currently due on October 12, 2015.

Counsel for Cantu requests a 30-day extension of time to file the Appellant’s

Brief, making the brief due on November 11, 2015. This is the first request for

extension of time to file the Appellant’s Brief.

Counsel for Appellant relies on the following reasons, in addition to the

routine matters that counsel must attend to in daily practice, to explain the need for

the requested extension:

• The undersigned counsel was preparing for and participated in a hearing on

Motion for Summary Judgment in the case styled Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.

v. Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken

Paxton, Attorney General of The State of Texas; Cause No. D-1-GN-15-001144; in

the 53rd Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas, that was held on September

22, 2015.

• The undersigned counsel was preparing for a hearing on Motions for Partial

Summary Judgment in the case styled Satellite Transportation Services, LLC v.

Glenn Hegar, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and Ken Paxton,

APPELLANT’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF PAGE 2 Attorney General of The State of Texas; Cause No. D-1-GN-13-003780; in the 345th

Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas, that was scheduled for September

24, 2015. The case has now been settled.

• The undersigned counsel was traveling out-of-state to attend and speak at a

conference for the Institute for Professionals in Taxation Sales Tax Symposium from

September 25, 2015 through September 30, 2015.

Counsel for Appellant seeks this extension of time to be able to prepare a

cogent and succinct brief to aid this Court in its analysis of the issues presented.

Given the other time commitments imposed on counsel, it will not be possible to

prepare the Appellant’s Brief by October 12, 2015. This request is not sought for

delay but so that justice may be done.

The undersigned has conferred with Jack Hohengarten, counsel for the

Appellees, and he has indicated that he does not oppose this motion.

All facts recited in this motion are within the personal knowledge of the

counsel signing this motion; therefore no verification is necessary under Texas Rule

of Appellate Procedure 10.2.

PRAYER FOR RELIEF

For the reasons set forth above, Appellant requests that this Court grant this

First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief and extend

APPELLANT’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF PAGE 3 the deadline for filing the Appellant’s Brief up to and including November 11, 2015.

Appellant requests all other relief to which it may be entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Doug Sigel Doug Sigel Texas Bar No. 18347650 Doug.Sigel@RyanLawLLP.com RYAN LAW FIRM, LLP 100 Congress Avenue, Suite 950 Austin, Texas 78701 Telephone: (512) 459-6600 Facsimile: (512) 459-6601

Counsel for Cantu Enterprises, LLC

CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(5), I certify that the undersigned conferred with opposing counsel, Jack Hohengarten, on September 28, 2015, and Mr. Hohengarten is not opposed to this motion.

/s/ Doug Sigel Doug Sigel

APPELLANT’S FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE APPELLANT’S BRIEF PAGE 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of the foregoing Appellant’s First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief was served on Appellees, through counsel of record, Anthony Bolson and Jack Hohengarten, Office of the Attorney General, Financial Litigation, Tax & Charitable Trusts Division, William P. Clements Building, 300 W. 15th Street, 6th Floor, MC 017, Austin, Texas 78701, anthony.bolson@texasattorneygeneral.gov, and jack.hohengarten@texasattorney general by electronic mail and electronic service on October 2, 2015.

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